On 22 May 2013, John Tilson wrote about Ridge's new ingredient labeling for the Underground Wine Letter:

"Ridge Vineyards, with a 50 year history of making balanced, food friendly, non manipulated wines, has forged to the front in also providing information to the consumer. Wineries with nothing to hide should follow their example. Those wineries who are putting additives and flavorings in their wines and deceptively adding other grapes and wines without disclosure, should think about cleaning up their act. It’s a consumer issue and as consumers we have the right to know what is in the wine we are buying!"